[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

Straight Outta Compton (Unrated Director’s Cut) [Blu-Ray]

Director: F. Gary Gray

Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how five young cultural rebels – armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent – stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 21, 2016January 28, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse [Blu-Ray]

Director: Christopher Landon

Cast: Tye Sheridan, David Koechner, Logan Miller

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount”

Kevin LovellJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mr. Robot: Season 1’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD January 12, 2016 From Universal

Mr. Robot: Season 1 (Uncensored) [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday

Release Date: Available On Blu-ray & DVD January 12, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Cyber security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night, Elliot (Rami Malek, The Pacific) finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group (Christian Slater, Nymphomaniac) recruits him to destroy the firm he’s paid to protect. Compelled by his personal beliefs, Elliot struggles to resist the chance to take down the multinational CEOs he believes are running (and ruining) the world. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mr. Robot: Season 1’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD January 12, 2016 From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 11, 2016January 26, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

Sinister 2 [Blu-Ray]

Director: Ciarán Foy

Cast: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 12, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

In the aftermath of the shocking events of Sinister, a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon of Wayward Pines) and her nine-year-old twin sons (real-life brothers Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves marked for death in a rural house as the evil spirit of Bughuul continues to spread with frightening intensity. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 11, 2016January 21, 20161 Comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Perfect Guy’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Sony

The Perfect Guy [Blu-Ray]

Director: David M. Rosenthal

Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

After a painful breakup with her long-term boyfriend (Morris Chestnut), successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger, Carter (Michael Ealy), who seems to be the perfect guy. But, after a sexually-charged courtship, she sees a violent side of him and dissolves the budding relationship. In a jealous rage and fueled by insane revenge, he turns her life upside down. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Perfect Guy’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Sony”

Kevin LovellJanuary 10, 2016January 10, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Condemned’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment

Condemned [Blu-Ray]

Director: Eli Morgan Gesner

Cast: Dylan Penn, Johnny Messner, Jon Abrahams

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 3/10
Disc Rating: 6/10

Synopsis:

In CONDEMNED, fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Condemned’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment”

Kevin LovellJanuary 10, 2016January 10, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deathgasm’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From MPI & Dark Sky Films

Deathgasm [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jason Lei Howden

Cast: Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberley Crossman

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

High school is truly hell in DEATHGASM. Metal-thrashing Brodie (Milo Cawthorne, Blood Punch) is an outcast in a sea of jocks and cheerleaders in a suburban wasteland until he meets a kindred spirit in fellow metalhead Zakk (James Blake). After starting their own band, Brodie and Zakk’s come upon a mysterious piece of sheet music said to grant ultimate power to whoever plays it. But the music also summons an ancient evil entity known as Aeloth The Blind One, which threatens to tear apart existence itself.

The boys’ classmates and family become inhabited by demonic forces, tearing out their own eyes and turning into psychotic murderers … and that’s only the beginning! It’s up to Brodie, Zakk and their group of friends to stop a force of pure evil from devouring all of mankind. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deathgasm’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From MPI & Dark Sky Films”

Kevin LovellJanuary 8, 2016January 8, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Visit’: Arrives On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

The Visit [Blu-Ray]

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 5, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents’ secluded Pennsylvania farmhouse for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple. Faced with strange rules and increasingly frightening behavior, the children soon realize it will take all their wits to make it home alive. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Visit’: Arrives On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 4, 2016January 11, 20161 Comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Walk 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Sony

The Walk (3D) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD January 5, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Robert Zemeckis has long been a master at utilizing cutting-edge technology in the service of emotional storytelling. The Walk unveils the first glimpse of the director’s visually stunning creation of a lost time and place: the World Trade Center towers as they were in 1974. That was the year young Philippe Petit captured the world’s imagination with a seemingly impossible high-wire caper. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Walk 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Sony”

Kevin LovellJanuary 4, 2016January 12, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Green Inferno’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

The Green Inferno [Blu-Ray]

Director: Eli Roth

Cast: Lorenza Izzo, Aaron Burns, Daryl Sabara

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 5, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo) meets student activist Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, she agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: rescuing an Amazon village from destruction by a greedy multinational corporation. But Justine soon comes to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and the students realize they are not alone. No good deed goes unpunished as the well-meaning students are captured by the cannibalistic tribe they came to save. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Green Inferno’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 3, 2016January 11, 20161 Comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sicario’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Lionsgate

Sicario [Blu-Ray]

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD January 5, 2015

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

After an idealistic FBI agent (Blunt) is recruited by a government task-force official (Brolin) to pursue a drug lord, she begins a perilous mission that forces her to question everything she believes—and pits her against a shadowy consultant (Del Toro) with a dangerous agenda. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sicario’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellDecember 30, 2015January 7, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is Simply Marvelous: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 29, 2015 From RLJ Entertainment

Bone Tomahawk [Blu-Ray]

Director: S. Craig Zahler

Cast: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD December 29, 2015

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission – and survival itself – in serious jeopardy. Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Tombstone) leads an all-star cast, including Patrick Wilson (Insidious), Matthew Fox (“Lost”) and Richard Jenkins (The Cabin in the Woods) in this gritty, action-packed thriller chronicling a terrifying rescue mission in the Old West. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is Simply Marvelous: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 29, 2015 From RLJ Entertainment”

Kevin LovellDecember 27, 2015January 5, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [Blu-Ray]

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

With their elite organization shut down by the CIA, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) must race against time to stop The Syndicate, a deadly network of rogue operatives turned traitors. To stop this global threat, Ethan must join forces with an elusive, disavowed agent (Rebecca Ferguson) whose loyalty is suspect as he faces his most impossible mission ever. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount”

Kevin LovellDecember 17, 2015January 4, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Zoolander: The Blue Steelbook’ Giftset: Now Available Exclusively At Wal-Mart From Paramount

Zoolander (The Blue Steelbook) (Giftset) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Ben Stiller

Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor

Release Date: Steelbook Blu-ray Giftset Now Available Only At Wal-Mart

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), VH1’s three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel (Owen Wilson) scooters in to steal this year’s award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu (Will Ferrell) seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It’s a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda (Christine Taylor) can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Zoolander: The Blue Steelbook’ Giftset: Now Available Exclusively At Wal-Mart From Paramount”

Kevin LovellDecember 16, 2015January 5, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Garbage Pail Kids Movie’: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Now Available From Scream Factory

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Rod Amateau

Cast: Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin, Phil Fondacaro

Release Date: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Now Available

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Your favorite grime bandits come to life with all the farts, snot and vomit you can take in this hilarious film full of “gross-out humor” (The New York Times). Based on the wildly popular and irreverent trading cards, The Garbage Pail Kids® Movie stars Mackenzie Astin (Iron Will, Wyatt Earp) as a perfectly nice teenager who discovers the Kids…to his great disgust!

When Dodger (Astin) accidentally releases the Kids from their magical trash can prison, all smell breaks loose. Despite their offensive personal habits – and attitude problems – Dodger soon becomes fond of the Kids. But when Messy Tessie, Foul Phil, Valerie Vomit and the whole misfit crew join his fight against thuggish bullies, their efforts just might land them behind bars at the State Home for the Ugly!

This grossly entertaining cult classic features great makeup effects by John Carl Buechler (Troll, Dolls, Ghoulies) and co-stars Phil Fondacaro (Troll, Ghoulies II), Katie Barberi (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) and singer/songwriter Anthony Newley (Doctor Dolittle). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Garbage Pail Kids Movie’: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Now Available From Scream Factory”

Kevin LovellDecember 16, 2015December 16, 2015Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hannibal: Season Three’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate

Hannibal: Season Three [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) is on the run in Europe — accompanied by his psychiatrist, Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson) — sporting a new identity, but servicing the same insatiable appetite. As the lives of Will (Hugh Dancy) and Jack (Laurence Fishburne) converge toward Hannibal again, each with their own motivations to catch him once and for all, their deadly dance turns in startling and unexpected ways. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hannibal: Season Three’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellDecember 14, 2015January 3, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Knock Knock’ Is Intense & Disturbing; Roth & Reeves Are In Top Form: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Lionsgate

Knock Knock [Blu-Ray]

Director: Eli Roth

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. A sexy new thriller from director Eli Roth, Knock Knock stars Keanu Reeves as the family man who falls into temptation and Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the seductresses who wreak havoc upon his life, turning a married man’s dark fantasy into his worst nightmare. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Knock Knock’ Is Intense & Disturbing; Roth & Reeves Are In Top Form: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellDecember 7, 2015December 16, 2015Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Minions 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Universal

Minions (3D) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton (VOICES)

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Since the dawn of time, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history’s most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them without an evil leader, the Minions fall into a deep depression. With the tribe on the brink of collapse, three unlikely heroes–Kevin, Stuart, and Bob—embark on a journey to find a new big boss. When their quest leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award® winner Sandra Bullock), our three heroes must face their biggest challenge yet: saving all of Minionkind…from annihilation! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Minions 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Universal”

Kevin LovellDecember 7, 2015December 17, 2015Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mr. Robot: Season 1’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD January 12, 2016 From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Perfect Guy’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Sony

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Condemned’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deathgasm’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From MPI & Dark Sky Films

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Visit’: Arrives On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Walk 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Sony

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Green Inferno’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sicario’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 5, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is Simply Marvelous: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 29, 2015 From RLJ Entertainment

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Zoolander: The Blue Steelbook’ Giftset: Now Available Exclusively At Wal-Mart From Paramount

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Garbage Pail Kids Movie’: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Now Available From Scream Factory

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hannibal: Season Three’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Knock Knock’ Is Intense & Disturbing; Roth & Reeves Are In Top Form: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Minions 3D’: Arrives On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD December 8, 2015 From Universal